Cold Mountain - Hanshan 寒山 ~ The Cold Mountain Way ~ Zen Buddhism

A selection of poems from Hanshan - formatted for meditation.
Translated by A. S. Kline.   The poet Hanshan 寒山, a
name meaning “Cold Mountain,” ranks as one of the most eccentric
and mysterious figures of Chinese literature. He is said to have
lived during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), dwelling in a cave or
hut in Tiantai Mountain near modern-day Taizhou, Zhejiang. In
Chinese and Japanese art, he is often depicted as dirty and
raggedy, smiling mischievously with his friend Shide 拾得. His
poetry, written in a direct, colloquial style, was satirical and
spiritual, touching on both Buddhist and Daoist themes. Hanshan
also wrote poems about his own life, but his real identity is
completely unknown. His name, in fact, is a pseudonym that refers
to a place in Tiantai Mountain. In the Chinese Buddhist
tradition, Hanshan and his sidekick Shide are honored as
emanations of the bodhisattvas Mañjuśrī and Samantabhadra,
respectively. Little is known of his work, since he was a recluse
living in a remote region and his poems were written on rocks in
the mountains he called home.


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